Upstream Pittsburgh 🏞️

We protect a small urban watershed in Pittsburgh and nearby suburbs. We fight for climate justice in Western Pennsylvania. We're nerds for the environment.

[Upstream Pittsburgh 🏞️ @UpstreamPgh]

It's November, yinz. We're prepping for those big turkey feasts, family gatherings, and of course, #GIVINGTUESDAY2022!
Join us 11/29 as we start our fundraising festivities. If you thought this year was big, wait until you hear about 2023. #seasonofgiving
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Help our friends @TreePgh reach their goal of planting 100 trees along Negley Run Boulevard this Saturday, 11/12! It's going to be a fun morning, and how often can you say you've been a part of a planting this big? #treeplanting #urbancanopy
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This Election Day, cast your vote, then, from 4:30-6p at the Upstream office, help us prep some seeds that we'll cast into the ground next spring to produce some beautiful new milkweed plants! See you then!🗳🌾🍂#GetOutTheVote #seedpods #nativeplants
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TOMORROW 11/4 from 1:30p-4:30p we'll be chilling along Walnut Street @patagonia's storefront in Shadyside! Stop by to chat with our staff about our upcoming fall and winter events, GSI projects, or Fern Hollow planning, (or anything really).💬🧥#patagonia #nonprofitlife #tabling

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CALLING ALL RAIN BARREL OWNERS: It's winterization season! Check out the graphic below for a quick reminder on how to ensure your barrel stays safe from ice and cracks throughout winter's freeze/thaw cycles.
#rainbarrel #winteriscoming #gardenmaintenance

[Tree Pittsburgh @TreePgh]

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[Upstream Pittsburgh 🏞️ @UpstreamPgh]

For many Americans, living without water is a harsh reality—not something to be imagined. Join us today for Imagine a Day Without Water – a National Day of Action for the advancement of water equity💧Sign up via @USWaterAlliance: https://t.co/K44Z4lSygF

[Upstream Pittsburgh 🏞️ @UpstreamPgh]

Itching for some outdoor adventure? We sure are!

Tuesday 10/18 (1pm-2pm): Walk & Talk with Rose
Wednesday 10/26 (4pm-6pm): UES Uppershed Cleanup
Thursday 11/8 (4:30pm-6pm): Milkweed Madness!

To learn more visit https://t.co/wFBOxnuFNe #nonprofitlife #naturelovers #volunteering

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We had such a good time hunting for 'shrooms last week! A big thank you to @pittsburghparks and the Western PA Mushroom Club for letting us borrow Steven Bucklin and his boundless enthusiasm for the evening! We can't wait for the next one! #mushrooms #naturelovers #frickpark

[Upstream Pittsburgh 🏞️ @UpstreamPgh]

Join the PWSA Community Meeting discussing designs for the Haverhill Stormwater Improvements Project TOMORROW 10/13 at 6pm. Meeting is virtual or limited in person at CCAC Homewood-Brushton Center. Register at https://t.co/qRq0bbQejF. #stormwater #GSI #communityimprovements

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An UpstreamPgh Board Member dug into a curiosity involving maps from the late 1800s, and turned it into a project showing how much has changed in Pgh's waterways in the last century. Read the full blog post below! #urbanwaterways #watersheds #climatechange https://t.co/JMHp1Sydg9

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We're back at it with this week's events! Find all the details on these and more at https://t.co/ZduV4dspYG

Tuesday 10/11 (9a-12p): Duck Hollow Cleanup
Wednesday 10/12 (4p-6p): UES Frick Park Cleanup
Saturday 10/15 (11a-4p): Clean Water Act Festival
#volunteering #cleanwateract

[Upstream Pittsburgh 🏞️ @UpstreamPgh]

We are excited to join @ASCEPgh and friends for Pittsburgh’s first-ever Clean Water Festival on Saturday, Oct 15 at the Millvale Riverfront Park! This event is free and open to the public with tons of fun activities and water talks for all—we hope to see you there! #cleanwateract

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Just posted a photo @ UpstreamPgh https://t.co/fu01XAVaqN

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This Saturday (10/8) it's time to SWEEP🧹 THAT 🧹 STREAM 🧹

Come help us get all the summer trash and debris out of Nine Mile Run before it gets covered in fall leaves and snow.

Details can be found at https://t.co/bP2hggcysa

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The lovely fall weather has blessed us this week, and we're taking full advantage of it! Join us as we search for mushrooms (10/6), clean up Nine Mile Run (10/8), and celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act (10/15)!

Go to https://t.co/ZduV4daP78 for details!

[Upstream Pittsburgh 🏞️ @UpstreamPgh]

Pennsylvania has seen 63 billion-dollar extreme weather and events since 2000, costing at least $20 billion and as much as $50 billion in total. The #NCARS bill is a critical step forward to enhance preparedness across Pennsylvania. #ClimateCrisis https://t.co/9wRekffxUo

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Think your yard could use a new tree? We do! And so do our friends @TreePgh. Order a tree and pick it up at one of their convenient locations during their pickup days from late Sept. through early Nov! Reserve soon as we hear these trees are pretty poplar!
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BIG NEWS: We were awarded a $120k grant from the Commonwealth Finance Authority towards a five-year plan to rehabilitate Fern Hollow and #FrickPark!

Thanks to @Senatorcosta & @RepDanFrankel for giving us this chance to #protectfernhollow for us all!

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